Egg turner for incubators



.,J. DAV@ EGG TURNE FOR XNCUBATOHS 2 Sheets-Sheet Filed Feb. l0

Filed Feb, lOI 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Mmulm usu mprovements .in 'Tlf .'x'lcu'batrs, which. the; o-owh specification, @ference "zo companying thawing@ tlii'oadcd portion 26 ot'tho lloro, a sci Screw tl is dii'cctod l'or adjusting tho Slcircs rfi-i tir-ally so that thc, Shaft inaj; he proporly aligncd. lt will ho obvious that a shaft Aupportcd as describamayv he readihr rcinovcd to permit tra@ acccss to all pa r l? the incubator for the cleaning;` to which thcac. iiiculiators inust he suhjcctcd hctzwccn hatches.

This ahatt has, .Qicurid thcicto at spat-cd iiitoi'vals whcclai ill. tlnso whiclQ corrcspoinh ing' in nunilicr and ari'aiigdi'iniciit to thcs'giacob1 hitn'ccii adjaccnt "accl of units` and thc, pricc f l=ctwicn thc outci'uio t unita and thc ailjaccnt walls: ot thc ini-uhator and tiring ari'aiigcd approxiniatolv contraltr ot Such Spaccs. At one ciid. thc stuitthas `Qccurcd thereto a sprockct whccl 32. lip-on tho ond wall at an opening` orincd .in the Vall, a plato sccurcd to thc outcr siii'taco ot thc wall, this plato haring an cxtcnsion ll passingr through tho opening`I to thc intciior ot the incubator. Tho plate and its extenl sion hare a boro 35, thc inncr 0nd ot which is roduccd, as at 3G, to torni a hearing for a shatt 37. which shaft has a collar 8S ahut ting the shoulder' :torincd hy the reduction of thc boro and outwardly ot' this` collar has a Squarcd wrcnch iccciiingV portion tor coaction with a wrcnch 40. Sccnrcd to tho inncr wall otl the incubator in alignnicnt with the shaft is a plate 4l haring an opening through which the Sha-ft passes and a pair ot arins 42 r' `dly supporting a hcaiing it: through which thc inner ond of thc shai't ia directed. At the iiincr cnd ot the hearing, a Cotter pin 4 is passed through tho `Qha'tt and coacts w the collar 3S to hold thc. Shaft against l itudinal shitting. poi the shaft intr-rn ci ing 43, a Sprocket 'hccl is niountcil whi h is coiincctcd hy a r'tiain tti with tho Sprockct n" Hin rotation of thc Shaft .fhocl o So that'. f 3T. tho Shaft 19 is l,wiri'cspondingrly rotated` Sccurcd to thc links l2 of the unitn 10 'at tho sido ot' thev unitsv hclow tht` l@hatt and arranged in approximate alignnicnt with onc anothc is a pluralit)v of hars 4T onf.l tor cach unit. cach har it? honig' pivotall)Y cng'ag'cd with the liiikk` of its aSs ciatcd unit and at thc sido ot thc unit ahoi'c mentioned. The onds t thcso liars arc prctcraliljiY upturncd` as indicatod at 4R, and cxtind into proximity to one anothcr. Socui'cil to cach whcol ill is a cable 4Q adjustahlc as to length h i' moans of a turn hucklc 50. Tho 'ahlen` of the cndinost whccla ill arc conncctod at ltheir lower c-nds to thc outci cnds` ot thc hars 4T of the oirorinoat units '10. rl`ho ticxililo olonunts 49 prcfciahly cach har@ tho turn tuiclili tlioi'cot ariauirwl :it tho lowii ond thcicof. Each o? tho opposcil Oink ot' thc hars t7 him' :ittachi-l thcroto a pirotallr councctod link 5l haringV au ow .31. ricci\V` ing a hook 50 forincd. upon the lowcr ond itc thcv plato -l'l and hourm" thrlowoi' i lio outcrnimt liarsy -lT li.

tho xi' invinhsi'ff ot nicnt ot' it l.' otl thc liars ott r2 Y- iurthcr di. coiifliructioii u i ninnnoi oi an f cinp Y, dncfcl to a niiniinuin or'lii nuinhcr of coiiii =wiifiiiand tno ic which niukt iii: inadc in installing thc, dcxicc nia tori-ally mha-oit. Attention is dircctcd to uit by a ti'uctui'e of thi" characot' tic can within the incuits accoinpl cd withontu opcntoi'` tticroi'fncT prcrcntii'ig th.I

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Q. ,T22 coiihinlion with au iiicuhai'or hav4 infr a plariitiij; ot nahe allg' suppoi i cach rinithcing coi-inc g h 'i' rcrticalliv ixtsiiding laii's. a hoiixoiitat har coiincctin;r tho rorticalli` -cxtcnrling' lari-F lf3:

fi' unit and l contini-thaw Mirco-cn adiar :iront liorioital liars tlitj.' 'nini' ho caw-ut to :novo in iinioir ii wizidlasc, and coniicction hctwccii :said corr 93") nate connections between units in opposite directions.

3. In combination with an incubator having a plurality of units of superposedpivotally supported traystherein, the trays of each unit being connected at their side edges l byl vertically extending bars, a horizontal bar connecting the vertically extending bars of each unit and pivotally engaged with each thereof, connections between adjacent ends of adjacent horizontal bars whereby they may be caused to move in unison, a wndlass, connections between said connections and the windlass -for moving alternate connections between units inf/opposite directions, said connections between bars including a link pivoted to each end of each bar, the connections between the windlass and 20 the connections between said bars including a flexible element having at its lower end a turnbuckle, the turnbuckle including a hook engaged in eyes formed upon the free ends of the links at the adjacent ends lof the horizontal bars.

4. In combination with an incubator having a plurality of units of superposed pivotally supported trays therein, each unit being supported from its upper end, a windlass disposed longitudinally: of the incubator andarranged within the same above the units, connections between adjacent sides of adjacent units whereby the adjacent sides may be caused to move in unison and connections between said connections and the Windlass for moving alternate connections between units in opposite directions.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

JOSEPH L. DAVIS. 

